Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Royal Norwegian Embassy participated at the International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition and Conference (IGEM) held recently at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Together with two Norwegian companies, DNV …
The Norwegian embassy present at the IGEM 2011 Read MoreFree coffee and conversation at IKEA has made the furniture retailer in Shanghai a hangout for people looking to make new friends. What started out as a “match-making corner” with …
IKEA Clamps Down on Klatch Read MoreThe Norwegian film will be shown at the 24th Singapore International Film Festival on 20 September at Lido 2 at 19:30.‘The Troll Hunter’, made in the form of a mock …
Beware! The trolls are coming to Singapore Read MoreNorwegian shipping firm Golden Ocean has been listed in both Singapore and the Norwegian capital, Oslo, for over a year. But it is a lonely existence, being the only such …
Singapore-listed companies consider dual-listing in Norway Read MoreThe number of people without the right vote has tripled since 1990 – politicians blame immigration tests The demands placed on foreigners hoping to obtain a Danish passport are far …
Citizenship Requirements Way too Demanding: Opposition Read MoreMaersk has unveiled a new revolutionary service, Daily Maersk, on the Asia–North Europe trade lane which will dramatically change the way shipping is done. The service offers a daily departure, at …
Daily Maersk: Container on time – or get compensation Read MoreTwo years after an agreement between the Singapore bourse and the Oslo bourse was entered in 2009 to facilitate listing on both stock exchanges, so far only one Norwegian company, …
Singapore and Oslo Stock Exchange Cooperation Limited Success Read MoreThe Swedish Church in Singapore has a new priest, Lennart Uddling, who arrived in the first week of September from Sweden, after retiring as a priest there. The previous priest, …
New Priest at Swedish Church Read MoreSAS and Singapore Airlines are expected to enter a joint venture with Singapore Airlines. The new joint venture is expected to be signed in the course of a month or …
Joint Venture Between SAS and Singapore Airlines Read MoreLudde Ingvall, big sailing boat legend from Finland, has anchored up his 30-metre-long carbon fibre boat “Audi Ultra” at the Marina Bay for the past week, while searching for crew …
Finnish Sailing Skipper to Pick Singaporean Top Crew Read MoreEricsson and Singapore Telecommunications Limited – SingTel – on Monday 5 September announced a partnership to provide emergency communications services to support disaster relief efforts in South and Southeast Asia …
Ericsson and SingTel Partners in Disaster Communications Read More24 Solutions – a Swedish IT company specializing in data storage and accessibility – is opening a new office in Singapore to expand its offering to clients. Through a presence …
24 Solutions Opens Office in Singapore Read MoreScandinavian Airlines (SAS) set a punctuality record in the month of August and thereby became the world’s most punctual airline for the second month in a row.In August, 93.84% of …
SAS, Most Punctual Airline Again Read MoreThis October, Finnair will go all out to raise awareness of breast cancer and research as part of its involvement in Pink Ribbon work. Ever since the Komen Foundation started …
Finnair goes pink in October Read MoreMore than 1,500 people got in line for the official opening of Swedish high street fashion label, H&M’s, first flagship store in Singapore on Saturday, 3 September 2011. The crowd had …
H&M Singapore Official Opening Read MoreThe family of the founder of one of Norway’s most international companies, paint and coatings producer Jotun Group, is resisting a takeover bid by Norwegian industrial concern Orkla. The grandson …
Family Resists Selling Off Jotun Read MoreNorwegian solar cell manufacturer REC’s newly opened factory in Singapore continues to operate at full capacity, while REC’s production in Norway has been suspended untill year end. Renewable Energy Corporation …
REC Singapore Unaffected by Lay-offs in Norway Read MoreThe Angry Birds are currently preparing for their longest flight. Finnair will fly the world-famous Angry Birds, developed by the Finnish company Rovio, to Singapore on September 20. During the …
Finnair to Fly Angry Birds to Singapore Read MoreThe Danish cosmetics manufacturer Tromborg is demanding half a million dollars in damages from pharmaceutical company Ferrosan, which is owned by Pfizer, writes the Danish daily Borsen. Tromborg’s founder and …
Danish Brand Store Owner Fights Pharmaceutical Giant Read MoreAt the beginning of September, 23 new heads of mission will assume their posts in Finland’s embassies and permanent diplomatic missions. Before embarking on their new assignment, they attended the …
Finland’s New Heads of Mission Take Up Their Posts in September Read MoreMAN Diesel and Turbo in Frederikshavn in Denmark will supply complete propulsion systems for four special ships for the Singapore-based shipping company Swire Pacific Offshore Operations. The order is worth …
Danish MAN Diesel Motors to Singapore Read MoreVolvo will make Thailand its regional truck and bus production hub, Burint Opassetthakul, vice-president for Volvo Truck & Bus (Thailand) Co. Ltd., told Bangkok Post. Volvo has two Southeast Asian …
Volvo to Build Regional Truck Hub in Thailand Read MoreThe Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) on Tuesday 16 August 2011 welcomed home the RSS Archer, its first Archer-class submarine. Chief of Navy, Rear-Admiral Ng Chee Peng, and other senior …
Upgraded Submarine Returns from Sweden Read MoreNorwegian residents in Thailand and Singapore on Sunday paid tribute to the victims of the Norway massacre at the service in the Norwegian Seamen’s Church. The day before, on Saturday, survivors …
Norwegians Commemorized Massacre Victims Read MorePlan your dream holiday ahead with Finnair’s attractive deals at the upcoming NATAS Fair from 26 to 28 August 2011 at the Singapore Expo. These include flights to cities like …
Finnair’s Attractive Deals at NATAS Travel Fair Read MoreResearchers in Singapore and Norway have teamed up to create a device that can crack Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), a technique for securing digital communication originally designed to foil hackers.QKD …
Norwegian and Singaporean Scientists Crack Quantum Cryptography Read MoreScandinavian Airlines is the world’s most punctual airline. In July, 91.48% of all SAS flights arrived on time. For the past three years SAS has been Europe’s most punctual airline …
SAS Most Punctual Airline Read MoreFrom New Delhi to Shanghai to Johannesburg, a flood of cheap handsets from the likes of China’s ZTE Corp and India’s Micromax Informatics Ltd is destroying Nokia Corp’s top position …
‘No-brands’ Nobble Nokia in New Markets Read MoreDistributed every August, the annual Ikea catalogue is currently on its way to most households. It’s like an early Christmas of sorts for homes as Singaporeans troop to the stores, …
A Catalogue of Ikea Ideas Read MoreManaging Director of Norbreeze Group, the distributor of Pandora in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines, Anders Peter Juel Sauerberg, flew in from the Lion City to join in the …
Pandora Opening Launch Read MoreSanta Fe has now completed the acquisition of Interdean, Europe’s Leading Relocation Company following the due diligence since the agreement was announced on 27 April 2011. Headquartered in London, Interdean offers …
Santa Fe’s Expansion in Europe Completed Read MoreAP Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s biggest container shipping line, and 14 other carriers will seek a peak-season surcharge two months later than previously scheduled amid weaker-than-expected demand. The …
Maersk, Others seek Asia-US Peak-season Surcharge Read MoreAirline company Emirates launched its first passenger service to Scandinavia on Monday by establishing direct flights between Copenhagen, capital of Denmark, and its home hub in Dubai. According to Emirates, …
Emirates Launches Direct Dubai-Copenhagen Route Read MoreSwedish furniture firm Ikea has instructed its lawyers to consider whether a newly opened store in southern China constitutes an infringement of its trademark. “For us it is very important …
Ikea Lawyers Review Chinese ‘Copycat’ Store Read MoreOle Laursen, a Danish-Filipino Muay Thai champion, will be headlining what is set to become Asia’s biggest MMA event, in ONE Fighting Championship 1 this September. The show will be …
Ole Laursen in Asia’s biggest Mixed Martial Arts Event Read MoreSouth African police re-opened their investigation into a controversial arms deal after Swedish defence group Saab admitted bribes had been paid to clinch a contract, a report said on Sunday.Officials …
South Africa Re-opens Arms Bribe Probe Involving Saab / BAE Read MoreWorkers at six New York City-area H&M stores, owned by a Sweden-based clothing retailer, won a two-month union-organizing campaign after their employer didn’t demand a secret-ballot election.The United Food and …
Workers at Six H&M Clothing Stores Join a Union Read MoreIKEA: It’s the largest home-furnishing chain in the world, and soon, it could be the first company of its kind to be powered solely on renewables.It’s IKEA, and it has …
IKEA’s Going Green with Vestas Read MorePer M. Risvedt, former Global Managing Partner of Norwegian firm Wikbor Rein, has arrived in Singapore last night, 28 July 2011, in preparation to take on his duties as Managing …
Wikborg Rein Global Managing Partner for Singapore Read MoreSwedish high street brand H&M; is teaming up with football icon David Beckham on a new line of men’s underwear. In what the company is calling “a significant relationship”, H&M; …
David Beckham Designs H&M Men’s Underwear Read MoreAs ThinkProgress reported last April, home furniture giant IKEA has set up shop at a manufacturing plant in Danville, Virginia for the past three years in order to gain access …
Huge Labor Victory After IKEA Outsourced Swedish Jobs Read MoreAre we seeing a second container revolution taking shape? Eivind Kolding, the chief executive officer of the world’s biggest container shipping line, who was in Singapore recently, believes if it …
Time for a Second Box Revolution: Maersk Read MoreSince the two terrorist outrages in Norway on 22 July 2011, the Norwegian Seamen’s Church has had members and visitors at all their branches worldwide sharing the grief of the incident with …
People Seek the Norwegian Seamen´s Church after the Massacres Read MoreScandAsia Publishing Pte. Ltd. was established on 20 July 2011 as a joint venture between ScandAsia in Thailand and Frank Leong, who has been Sales Manager for the ScandAsia Singapore …
ScandAsia Establishes Company in Singapore Read MoreSingapore has strongly condemned the bombing in Oslo and shooting on the island of Utoeya on 22 July 2011, Friday. The attack was said to be the worst Norway has …
Singapore strongly condemns Norway attacks Read MoreThis may come as a surprise: Chinese consumers are often more willing to drop a huge chunk of money on fashion—especially Western brands—than consumers in the US and Europe. When …
Fashion-Hungry Chinese Market Expected to Triple by 2020 Read More“Champion vs. Champion”, a Muay Thai kickboxing match between among others Danish Ole Laursen and Filipino Eduard Folayang, has been confirmed by the officials from Singapore. The fight will take place at the 12,000-seater Singapore …
Dane in Muay Thai Match in Singapore Read MoreA Dane who has been helping those with autism find jobs in his country, told a Singapore audience, today, there is much potential in such employees which can benefit companies. …
Those With Autism Have Much to Offer: Danish Entrepreneur Read MoreEricsson AB, the world’s largest maker of wireless networks, reported a 66 percent increase in second-quarter profit, missing analysts’ estimates, on costs related to job cuts and slower services growth. …
Ericsson Second-Quarter Net Misses Estimates on Job-Cut Costs Read MoreSlumping into the red, Nokia on Thursday posted a loss of 492 million euros for the three months ended June, as decline in sales continued to hurt the Finnish mobile …
Nokia Slips Into Red; Records Quarterly Loss of 492 mn Euros Read More